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Mr Virendra Sharma

Labour Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Ealing, Southall · in Parliament since 19 July 2007

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
72.2%
771 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
91 meetings attended
Debate contributions
246
in the 7 year window
Written questions
786
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Mr Virendra Sharma is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour MP for Ealing, Southall, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Ealing, Southall6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Ealing, Southall19 July 20076 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour19 July 200730 May 2024

Voting participation

Participation rate
72.2%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
771

365th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Mr Virendra Sharma voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 75.8%75.8%2021: 84.7%84.7%2022: 69.3%69.3%2023: 64.8%64.8%2024: 63.0%63.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412780 63.0%
2023256166 64.8%
2022251174 69.3%
2021242205 84.7%
2020190144 75.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068771 72.2%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
246
Written questions
786
Oral questions
70
Early day motions
20
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
91

joint 110th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Mr Virendra Sharma: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year06312518825020192020: 15315320202021: 12512520212022: 24324320222023: 19219220232024: 7373202420252026
Oral questions per year
Mr Virendra Sharma: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 141420202021: 202020212022: 222220222023: 8820232024: 66202420252026
Early day motions per year
Mr Virendra Sharma: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 9920202021: 3320212022: 1120222023: 6620232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 16 11 73 6 1 0 0
2023 59 34 192 8 6 0 0
2022 70 40 243 22 1 0 0
2021 69 43 125 20 3 0 0
2020 32 21 153 14 9 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
246
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
149
distinct debates

407th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Mr Virendra Sharma: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 323220202021: 696920212022: 707020222023: 595920232024: 1616202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Virendra Sharma: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 212120202021: 434320212022: 404020222023: 343420232024: 1111202420252026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2007

    • – Became MP for Ealing, Southall
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2009

    • – Joined International Development Committee

  3. 2010

    • – Became MP for Ealing, Southall

  4. 2015

    • – Joined International Development Committee

  5. 2017

    • – Joined International Development Committee
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  6. 2020

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined International Development Committee

  7. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.